12 Career Poison Pills
Ruin your career by poisoning your relationship with your boss. They control opportunities. Ignore this reality if you enjoy career purgatory.
You don’t need an enemy at work. But you can make one if you follow these steps.
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Self-Sabotage: Stop Tripping Over Yourself
You can’t outrun self-sabotage.
But you can outsmart it. Starting now.
This post explains 5 ways self-sabotage traps leaders and offers powerful suggestions to overcome an inner enemy.
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Bob Bumblehoof: Making People Feel Small
Another installment of Bob Bumblehoof – Hero Leader!
Bumblehoof is lousy leadership congealed into one person. He feels powerful letting others know they’re not good enough. He can’t see that success depends on others.
Skillful leaders inspire greatness. Bob inspires headaches. He has a gold medal in making people feel small.
Learn how NOT to lead.
Necessary Negativity or Dangerous Pessimism
Pessimism is a lifeless struggle toward oblivion.
Pessimistic leaders are dead weight. Everyone’s swimming, but nobody’s moving. Progress is hard with rocks in your pockets.
What is the place of negativity in leadership?
Toxic positivity smiles when the boat is sinking.
The Boredom Crisis in Leadership
You can be busy and bored.
You signed up to inspire teams, cast vision, and change lives. But you’re buried in emails, paperwork, policies, and politics.
High volume, low challenge work is stressful tedium.
Boredom is being trapped by busy work while expecting impactful contribution.
Getting the most from boredom…
Transparency Without Regret
Transparency builds trust until it goes too far. Oversharing sinks confidence as fast as secrecy.
Transparency isn’t telling everything. It’s speaking what matters. Its purpose is to build trust, clarity, and momentum. It’s not a virtue. Transparency is a skill.
People stop guessing when leaders share intentions, reasons, and goals.